dlaíóg
Irish
Alternative forms
- dlaoitheog
Etymology
From dlaoi (“wisp, tuft; lock, tress; bundle of thatch; covering (of thatch, hair); strand; strip (of bark, of skin)”) + -óg (diminutive suffix).
Noun
dlaíóg f (genitive singular dlaíóige, nominative plural dlaíóga)
- Diminutive of dlaoi
- (little) wisp
- Synonym: dlaoinín
- single stalk, blade; strand (of hair, rope); strip (of bark)
- Synonym: dlaoinín
Declension
Declension of dlaíóg
Second declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dlaíóg | dhlaíóg | ndlaíóg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dlaíóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dlaíóg” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dlaíóg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.